TY - GEN
T1 - An experimental study of in-space rotating detonation engine with cylindrical configuration
AU - Kawasaki, Akira
AU - Kim, Ju Hoe
AU - Yokoo, Ryuya
AU - Goto, Keisuke
AU - Matsuoka, Ken
AU - Kasahara, Jiro
AU - Matsuo, Akiko
AU - Funaki, Ikkoh
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was financially supported by the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI Grant Numbers 19H05464 and 19K15209.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Utilizing detonation in a combustor potentially leads to a compact and propellant-efficient rocket engine. A rotating detonation engine (RDE) is a form of such detonation engine. For a practical realization of the RDE, maturation of its thermal design is essential. In this study, a miniature cylindrical rotating detonation engine was tested in a low-pressure environment (~ 6 kPa) with a film-cooled wall. For the combustor, measurement of lateral wall temperature and high-speed imaging were conducted during combustion. As a result, it has been clarified that there exist an appropriate range in the coolant flow rate to maintain detonation combustion. Additionally, it has been also clarified that film cooling is effective even under detonation combustion.
AB - Utilizing detonation in a combustor potentially leads to a compact and propellant-efficient rocket engine. A rotating detonation engine (RDE) is a form of such detonation engine. For a practical realization of the RDE, maturation of its thermal design is essential. In this study, a miniature cylindrical rotating detonation engine was tested in a low-pressure environment (~ 6 kPa) with a film-cooled wall. For the combustor, measurement of lateral wall temperature and high-speed imaging were conducted during combustion. As a result, it has been clarified that there exist an appropriate range in the coolant flow rate to maintain detonation combustion. Additionally, it has been also clarified that film cooling is effective even under detonation combustion.
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U2 - 10.2514/6.2019-4298
DO - 10.2514/6.2019-4298
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85095963998
SN - 9781624105906
T3 - AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum and Exposition, 2019
BT - AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum and Exposition, 2019
PB - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
T2 - AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum and Exposition, 2019
Y2 - 19 August 2019 through 22 August 2019
ER -